This year the theme for Youth Week was Connect, Participate, Celebrate. We asked young people 12-18 to enter photos in our Youth Week photography competition based on those three themes. We had over 40 entries from talented and creative young people. Check out the winners, runners-up, and other great entries, on exhibition at Five Dock Library in July.

Our First Nations community who live, work, and are connected to Wangal Land are thoughtful, diverse, and open to sharing their experiences. Join us for this panel discussion to listen to and learn from the stories and experiences of some of the artists, educators, and activists in our local community.

Artwork by Gwiyaala Aboriginal…

Join author B. M. Carroll as she discusses her book The Other Side of Her with fellow author Petronella McGovern.

The Other Side of Her is an unforgettable psychological thriller about lies, loyalties, guilt and control. This compelling novel explores parental fear, the lengths mothers will go to protect their children, and the chilling effects of abusive…

Join us in Rhodes this July for a special Mandarin-language author talk with recent winners of the 2nd World Chinese Literature Award, Judy An and Ada Jiang, and writer and photographer Leicia Petersen.

欢迎参加Rhodes图书馆的7月特别活动， 2023年第二届世界华人文学奖的两位获奖作家，安菁和姜立涵，以及作家和摄影师立夏女士，与你现场交流。

Judy An, known as Jingnian Lee, is a writer living in Australia. She is…

For preschoolers aged 3–5 years and their parents or carers.

Multicultural Preschool Storytime helps children to develop language skills and imagination through magical stories, songs and rhymes in Chinese and Korean.

Sessions run on alternate weeks during the school term.

Chinese sessions:

• 24 July
• 7 August
• 21 August…

For children aged 4-7 years.

Join us for this very special NAIDOC Week storytelling workshop with Aboriginal cultural educators, Koori Kinnections. Share in fascinating Indigenous stories, experience face painting with ochre, and learn how to make a traditional…

For children of all ages.

Twilight Fun is back for another action-packed evening of awesome activities for the whole family.

Come along to meet the robots, have a go at family bingo, get creative with crafting, try our monster scavenger hunt, and more.

There's lots to do and see at Twilight Fun for Families!

Join us in conversation with bestselling author Dinuka McKenzie about her latest book Taken.

Taken follows protagonist Detective Sergeant Kate Miles, who returns from her maternity leave while struggling with the pressure of a second child, financial strain, and a corruption scandal that may involve her father.

When an infant goes missing, Detective Kate Miles…

Concord Community Quilters was founded in 2016 by local quilter Leonie. It has since grown to 20 members who share their love, skill and inspiration of quilting together on the first Saturday of each month (excluding January) from 2:00pm in the Function Room of Concord Library. Visitors and new members are warmly welcome.

For further details please contact Kerry on 0417 400 706.

Calling all knitters! Wrap with Love is a not-for-profit organisation which organises volunteers to make wraps from knitted squares. The wraps are then sent to communities around the world to help those less fortunate.

Please bring 8 ply yarn and no. 8 or 4mm knitting needles. Concord and Five Dock libraries are drop off points for completed squares, wraps, donations of wool…